The Tide of a Small Town Household
In a cramped household, Agness Danforth and her husband Charley face budget strains from small expenses and vanished funds. Sallie helps uncover a hidden pocket stash and a trail of notes, revealing who kept the purse strings and how they cope with finances in a tense, domestic drama.
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Weil
Fudak
Lie
Haute
Apis
Danforth Mit
Danforth
Kuiowe
Shi
Charles
Sallie
Dan
Louis
Panera
Agness Danforth
Charley
Dursly
Hogan
Chatley
Doran
Charluy
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Reform in Temperance and Rural Life Reflections
A long composite text blends temperance notes, agricultural lectures on lime and marl, and a critique of children parties. It cites Mr. Cary and Mr. Dwight discussing frugal living, milk from cows, and temperance pledged reform. It also includes agricultural science on soil amelioration and a critique of modern children’s parties for their late hours and unhealthy effects.
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Davitt
Mrr
Cary
Sid
Mulyvol
Mr Cary
Mr. Cary
Dion Sire
Dwight
Dust
Twight
Shaye
Telsane
Tan
Pig
Namie Altecherd
Dughe
Shegoil Canfalm
Rodger de Coly
Wamdont
The Little Boy and the Shattered Dish Lesson
An old man endures harsh words from his son and daughter in law over meals. Their quarrel leads to the boy framing a wooden trough to feed a future family, signaling a humane shift. Parrots cry, and three brothers pursuing routine shave scrapes end in astonishment. A Connecticut Teachers Institute spelling contest offers ten dollars for correct sentence spelling.
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Connecticut Teachers’ Institute
Pat Maleay’s Horse Sale Ends With Quick Buy
A quirky tale recounts Pat Maleay’s attempt to sell a troublesome horse at Harkness Bazaar. The buyer insists on paying for the bare horse after noting its kicking and bad temper, and Pat agrees, receiving money while the horse remains with the purchaser.
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An Tishman
Pat Maleay
Dave
Caides
Gaid
Roy
Whimsical Winds and Old World Notes
A fragmentary, era-laden piece blends weather musings with anecdotes. It recounts poetic musings on winds and seasons and shifts to a market scene in which a musician and a lawyer are involved in a curious exchange, ending with a strange domestic incident.
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Edors
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Pepe Marta
UT Poetry
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Goldenbais
Epen Gyandpapa
Tittly Golenhair
Caialpaiyau
Zaswerath Daver
Sid Tegp Pee
Yiacis
Uphe i Aronoryl Gaaking
Dirceto Wee Stewart
STEOR
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Enis
Dacre
Ma & CO
Roel Tobreco
Hiv
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Philadelphia
Osrat
Tr Adelaige Wetnore
Providence Press
Gentienrett
Jay
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Anidi
Larber
Fong
Laos
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Eurpsta
Iéathao
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